Clean up week coming to Paris

By Pat McHughes/Paris Express Editor

Wednesday

Apr 11, 2018 at 8:01 AM

The city of Paris will conduct its annual spring clean up Monday, April 16 through Thursday, April 19.

Items for collection should be placed on the curb on the day residents normally set out trash for collection, according to street department supervisor Larry Robberson. Items should be placed at the curbside by 7 a.m. Items should be placed well away from utility connections, meters and poles or water hydrants, Robberson said. Robberson also said items should be stacked as neatly as possible and segregated from yard waste.

Loose items, such as clothing, shoes, etc. should be placed in large garbage bags, Robberson said.

While most items can be collected, there are some restrictions, Robberson said. City crews will not pick up paint cans unless the paint is water-based and dried. Tires will not be collected. Electronics will also not be collected because they will be the object of a separate collection effort.

Also, crews will not pick up oils or filters. Medical waste will not be collected. Fuel tanks, compressed gas cylinders, asbestos, transformers, septic waste, ash or residue, contaminated soil or anything else considered hazardous will not be collected. Air conditioners, refrigerators and freezers can be picked up only if the compressor and all food have been removed from refrigerators and freezers.

Leaves will be collected if they are bagged and placed near the street. Brush and limbs will be collected if they are stacked near the street with the clipped end facing the street.

Commercial or industrial items will not be collected. Waste items generated by independent contractors will not be collected, Robberson said. Items will only be collected if they are generated by a resident who is paying a monthly utility bill, Robberson said.

Robberson also said it is against city ordinance to bring in items from outside the city limits.

Robberson also said an electronics recycling collection will be held in Paris on Friday, April 27 from 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m. at the old Tyson Foods plant located on South Elm Street, behind the Logan County Coal Miners Museum and Memorial.

You can drop off electronic items such as TVs, stereos, recording devices, computers and accessories then.

For additional information, call Robberson at 963-2450. To report someone bringing items in from outside the city limits, call the Paris Police Department at 963-2600.

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